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The Conservative MP for North Norfolk, Duncan Baker, on Saturday called for British health secretary Matt Hancock to quit, telling the Eastern Daily Press that politicians in high public office should act with “appropriate morals and ethics”.
“Matt Hancock, on a number of measures, has fallen short of that. As an MP who is a devoted family man, married for 12 years with a wonderful wife and children, standards and integrity matter to me,” he said.
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Over 70% of coronavirus cases in the Lisbon area are from the more contagious Delta variant, which is quickly spreading to other parts of the country, a report said late on Friday, as authorities scramble to stop a worrying rise in infections.
On Friday, the country reported 1,604 new cases, the biggest daily rise since 19 February, when the country of just over 10 million people was still under lockdown.
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